The Times' top 25 high school baseball rankings

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A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 7 of the 2024 season.

Rk. SCHOOL; Comment; last rank

1. CORONA (12-1); Favorite to win this week’s Boras Classic; 1

2. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (14-2-1); Games this week vs. Villa Park, Orange Lutheran; 2

3. ORANGE LUTHERAN (14-3); Three-game sweep of Servite; 3

4. SAN DIMAS (14-2); Face Maranatha and pitcher Zach Strickland on Tuesday; 4

5. SANTA MARGARITA (10-4-1); Favorite to win this week’s National Classic; 5

6. JSERRA (8-5-1); Lions get to show off pitching depth this week; 6

7. HUNTINGTON BEACH (11-4); Trent Grindlinger showing off skills as a hitter; 7

8. WESTLAKE (13-2); Warriors win 11-inning game 1-0; 8

9. CORONA CENTENNIAL (12-2); Best start for Huskies; 9

10. LA MIRADA (12-3); Hitters have come alive; 10

11. CHAMINADE (12-5); Picked up league win over Harvard-Westlake; 21

12. ARLINGTON (14-2); 3-1 loss to Norco; 11

13. ST. JOHN BOSCO 11-3); Playing in Ryan Lemmon tournament; 16

14. SOUTH HILLS (13-4); Matt Moreno, Nate Malone displaying power; 19

15. LA SALLE (11-5); Big win last week over Mater Dei; 17

16. BISHOP AMAT (12-3); Miguel Perez has 14 RBIs; 14

17. CALABASAS (10-6); Harvard commit Matthew Witkow having big season; 18

18. MARANATHA (9-3); Gets tested in this week’s Boras Classic; 12

19. LOS ALAMITOS (11-5); Suffered two defeats in Surf League 15

20. VILLA PARK (11-7); Aaron Sambath is 4-1 with 1.29 ERA; NR

21. NORCO (9-6); Competitive with everyone; NR

22. CYPRESS (9-6-1); National Classic vs. West Ranch on Monday; 20

23. MATER DEI (8-6); Big week ahead in Boras Classic; 24

24. MURRIETA VALLEY (13-5); Jesiah Generoso has 20 hits; NR

25. SAN JUAN HILLS (13-2); Split with San Clemente; 25

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